doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
several minutes; a few minutes
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
failure; mistake; blunder
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
safety; welfare; well-being